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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 14:57:16 GMT -5
Those LOD look better than Jakks ever did with the line!
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Post by ellisd on Aug 11, 2014 15:40:51 GMT -5
Thanks guys.
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Post by Chicago on Aug 19, 2014 13:29:22 GMT -5
You have a keen sense of part selection, and I admire how clean your BCA customs look after all these years. Did you store them separate from your regular collection? Forgive me if it's been asked (and I should know), but do you have a favorite BCA custom of your own? I remember you saying before that you and your brother worked on a figure of The Rock that you said was one of your best, but unfortunately you didn't have a photo of it to share. I just want you to know that I appreciate your contributions to the thread, and I'll always get a kick out of seeing old BCA custom figures; they're my fossilized dinosaur remains.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 13:58:08 GMT -5
BCA was at the height of my collecting career. still love my grudge match 2 pack Diesel VS Razor Ramon! unfortunately I have them loose but still consider them a great part of my collection!
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Post by ellisd on Aug 19, 2014 16:05:05 GMT -5
You have a keen sense of part selection, and I admire how clean your BCA customs look after all these years. Did you store them separate from your regular collection? Forgive me if it's been asked (and I should know), but do you have a favorite BCA custom of your own? I remember you saying before that you and your brother worked on a figure of The Rock that you said was one of your best, but unfortunately you didn't have a photo of it to share. I just want you to know that I appreciate your contributions to the thread, and I'll always get a kick out of seeing old BCA custom figures; they're my fossilized dinosaur remains. Thanks, I try to take the time to really think of what would be the best part choice. But if its parts that I don't have on hand, I'll usually work with what I have unless I can get them cheap. These were all actually mixed in a big box of BCA parts that I had to use for customs. I got them out and have been piecing together some other customs. I don't know if I can name a favorite. The Rock custom looked really good with the real scan head. It looks similar to the one below which I put together last year. But I think the original one looked better.  I also loved my real scan HHH, my Essa Rios, and my Hart Foundation.    There were a lot of customs in our house back during the days when we played with our BCAs. BCAs were cheap enough that our parents didnt mind us buying some extra ones and we bought some parts lots off of ebay. |
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Aug 19, 2014 17:23:20 GMT -5
the Half Price Books near my house has started selling BCA figures for absurd prices. Three Faces of Foley for $50, Ripped and Ruthless Mankind for $30
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Post by Chicago on Aug 20, 2014 16:05:02 GMT -5
I don't always receive gifts in the mail, but when I do, I prefer BCA figures.   The HHH vs. Owen Hart Grudge Match Series 2-pack (Item #82230) was released to stores in September 1998. HHH is a re-release of his debut Jakks Superstars Series 4 "Bad Boys" figure. Owen Hart is a re-release of the Championship Title Series (#1) 4-pack, sans belt. The "2x Slammy Award Winner" Owen Hart figure can also be found in Best of '97 Series 1 with an exclusive Hart Foundation vest. Here are a few scans of the card backing:   An extra special thanks goes out to my friend, Jack, for adding to my Figure Collection.  |
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Post by Chicago on Sept 5, 2014 2:04:18 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2014 2:36:09 GMT -5
"Now you can take Yokozuna home...and best of all, you don't have to feed him." Wow, I'm glad they clarified. I wasn't sure whether or not I had to feed him. |
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Post by Chicago on Sept 5, 2014 2:43:32 GMT -5
"Now you can take Yokozuna home...and best of all, you don't have to feed him." Wow, I'm glad they clarified. I wasn't sure whether or not I had to feed him. $5.99 and I don't have to feed him? I'd take him out on a date anytime. |
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Post by ellisd on Sept 5, 2014 11:52:29 GMT -5
Wow those Royal Rumble pictures sure bring back memories of playing with BCA figures. Makes me want to have a Royal Rumble of my own. |
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Post by Chicago on Sept 18, 2014 18:51:34 GMT -5
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Post by qdogg on Sept 21, 2014 21:08:33 GMT -5
Thats a awesome Hart Foundation 2 pack. I still cant believe we never got a BCA Neidhart. I thought Neidhart and Jake Roberts should of definetly had figures. They had good roles in 96 and 97 in WWF. It's too bad they didnt do some Legends in the BCA line as well back in the day. I know they tried it with some bigger figures (Andre, Snuka, Blassie and Albano). I was fine with the choices of Andre and Snuka but they probably should of done a Piper and somebody else like Jake and held off on Blassie and Albano until (if) the line took off which I'm sure it wouldnt of anyway but they might of sold a few more.
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Post by Chicago on Sept 21, 2014 23:29:06 GMT -5
Thats a awesome Hart Foundation 2 pack. I still cant believe we never got a BCA Neidhart. I thought Neidhart and Jake Roberts should of definetly had figures. They had good roles in 96 and 97 in WWF. It's too bad they didnt do some Legends in the BCA line as well back in the day. I know they tried it with some bigger figures (Andre, Snuka, Blassie and Albano). I was fine with the choices of Andre and Snuka but they probably should of done a Piper and somebody else like Jake and held off on Blassie and Albano until (if) the line took off which I'm sure it wouldnt of anyway but they might of sold a few more. Piper was off to WCW by the end of '96 and Jake had already worn out his welcome again with WWF, so there's no way Jakks would have added either name to the Legends line. Legends Series 1 was released to stores in February of 1998 and there were slim pickings at that point when it came to high profile names from WWF's past. If the line-up for Series 1 didn't kill off Legends figures, which it did, the rumored line-up for Series 2 with names like George "The Animal" Steele and Chief Jay Strongbow would have surely done the trick. The Attitude Era was not a good time for reminiscing about the Golden Era of wrestling, or at least it wasn't a sweeping trend yet, so I think Jakks made the right decision to avoid going down that road until the time was more appropriate later on with the Classic Superstars line of the early 2000s. |
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Sept 22, 2014 9:04:12 GMT -5
what was the deal with Yoko? by the time his figure was released, he was LONG gone. Not like "Oh, remember the Sultan? He's back, in action figure form!" gone but like 2+ years gone. Were WWF hoping for a return in late 97/early 98 from Yoko? Did his all new parts just take so long to produce and he was meant for series 1 or 2? Did Jakks just say "hey, we really want to make a Yokozuna. Let's do it". It seems so oddly placed in the line, especially to be a KB Exclusive.
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Post by Chicago on Sept 22, 2014 17:02:09 GMT -5
what was the deal with Yoko? by the time his figure was released, he was LONG gone. Not like "Oh, remember the Sultan? He's back, in action figure form!" gone but like 2+ years gone. Were WWF hoping for a return in late 97/early 98 from Yoko? Did his all new parts just take so long to produce and he was meant for series 1 or 2? Did Jakks just say "hey, we really want to make a Yokozuna. Let's do it". It seems so oddly placed in the line, especially to be a KB Exclusive. He was still under contract, but I seriously doubt WWF had plans to do anything with him other than try and assist his weight loss before eventually cutting ties. I think it's fair to say that Jakks intended to release Yokozuna's figure much earlier than it was, but it was postponed due to his absence from WWF TV. He didn't make any appearances for WWF in 1997, or in 1998 when he was finally released from his contract, so I would have to assume Jakks began work on his sculpt towards the end of 1996 while he was still somewhat relevant. I've heard rumors (dating back to April 1997) of Yokozuna being at one time considered for Superstars Series 5, which was released to stores in October 1997 or around the same time as Yoko's debut figure in the KB Toys Exclusive Triple Threat 3-pack. It could have been nixed from the regular line in favor of a limited release series in order to protect it from warming the shelves for eternity, but that's just pure speculation on my part. According to the September 1997 issue of Tomart's Action Figure Digest, Yokozuna was to make his first appearance as a Jakks figure in the Triple Threat 3-pack and all future releases of his character were to remain exclusive to KB Toys. It even mentions one of the more challenging aspects of the WWF license is "the ever-changing contracts of the wrestlers themselves." Jakks tried to make the most of an unfortunate situation, and I think they did as much as they could do with adding another character to the line, as well as helping KB Toys usher in their flagship Special Edition Series with the early Yoko exclusives. |
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Sept 22, 2014 17:12:34 GMT -5
what was the deal with Yoko? by the time his figure was released, he was LONG gone. Not like "Oh, remember the Sultan? He's back, in action figure form!" gone but like 2+ years gone. Were WWF hoping for a return in late 97/early 98 from Yoko? Did his all new parts just take so long to produce and he was meant for series 1 or 2? Did Jakks just say "hey, we really want to make a Yokozuna. Let's do it". It seems so oddly placed in the line, especially to be a KB Exclusive. He was still under contract, but I seriously doubt WWF had plans to do anything with him other than try and assist his weight loss before eventually cutting ties. I think it's fair to say that Jakks intended to release Yokozuna's figure much earlier than it was, but it was postponed due to his absence from WWF TV. He didn't make any appearances for WWF in 1997, or in 1998 when he was finally released from his contract, so I would have to assume Jakks began work on his sculpt towards the end of 1996 while he was still somewhat relevant. I've heard rumors (dating back to April 1997) of Yokozuna being at one time considered for Superstars Series 5, which was released to stores in October 1997 or around the same time as Yoko's debut figure in the KB Toys Exclusive Triple Threat 3-pack. It could have been nixed from the regular line in favor of a limited release series in order to protect it from warming the shelves for eternity, but that's just pure speculation on my part. According to the September 1997 issue of Tomart's Action Figure Digest, Yokozuna was to make his first appearance as a Jakks figure in the Triple Threat 3-pack and all future releases of his character were to remain exclusive to KB Toys. It even mentions one of the more challenging aspects of the WWF license is "the ever-changing contracts of the wrestlers themselves." Jakks tried to make the most of an unfortunate situation, and I think they did as much as they could do with adding another character to the line, as well as helping KB Toys usher in their flagship Special Edition Series with the early Yoko exclusives. Yoko's last big push would put him sensibly in series 2 or 3. Yoko was still relevant by the time Warrior returned and they could've been working on him before Warrior. He was still around with Ahmed Johnson and Vader for his babyface run, so he could've been placed in series 3.. But any later becomes a head scratcher |
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Post by Chicago on Sept 22, 2014 17:26:02 GMT -5
He was still under contract, but I seriously doubt WWF had plans to do anything with him other than try and assist his weight loss before eventually cutting ties. I think it's fair to say that Jakks intended to release Yokozuna's figure much earlier than it was, but it was postponed due to his absence from WWF TV. He didn't make any appearances for WWF in 1997, or in 1998 when he was finally released from his contract, so I would have to assume Jakks began work on his sculpt towards the end of 1996 while he was still somewhat relevant. I've heard rumors (dating back to April 1997) of Yokozuna being at one time considered for Superstars Series 5, which was released to stores in October 1997 or around the same time as Yoko's debut figure in the KB Toys Exclusive Triple Threat 3-pack. It could have been nixed from the regular line in favor of a limited release series in order to protect it from warming the shelves for eternity, but that's just pure speculation on my part. According to the September 1997 issue of Tomart's Action Figure Digest, Yokozuna was to make his first appearance as a Jakks figure in the Triple Threat 3-pack and all future releases of his character were to remain exclusive to KB Toys. It even mentions one of the more challenging aspects of the WWF license is "the ever-changing contracts of the wrestlers themselves." Jakks tried to make the most of an unfortunate situation, and I think they did as much as they could do with adding another character to the line, as well as helping KB Toys usher in their flagship Special Edition Series with the early Yoko exclusives. Yoko's last big push would put him sensibly in series 2 or 3. Yoko was still relevant by the time Warrior returned and they could've been working on him before Warrior. He was still around with Ahmed Johnson and Vader for his babyface run, so he could've been placed in series 3.. But any later becomes a head scratcher True, but the reason I suggested late 1996 is because the line-ups for Superstars Series 1, 2, and 3 were already confirmed by the end of November 1996. Superstars Series 4 "Bad Boys" was on display at Toy Fair in mid-February 1997, so Superstars Series 5 was the next logical choice. |
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Post by Chicago on Sept 25, 2014 18:52:10 GMT -5
Piper was off to WCW by the end of '96 and Jake had already worn out his welcome again with WWF, so there's no way Jakks would have added either name to the Legends line. Legends Series 1 was released to stores in February of 1998 and there were slim pickings at that point when it came to high profile names from WWF's past. If the line-up for Series 1 didn't kill off Legends figures, which it did, the rumored line-up for Series 2 with names like George "The Animal" Steele and Chief Jay Strongbow would have surely done the trick. The Attitude Era was not a good time for reminiscing about the Golden Era of wrestling, or at least it wasn't a sweeping trend yet, so I think Jakks made the right decision to avoid going down that road until the time was more appropriate later on with the Classic Superstars line of the early 2000s. Here's a little more on Legends Series 2: A second series of Legends figures was already in the works with rumored Hall of Fame names such as George "The Animal" Steele and Chief Jay Strongbow by the time the May 1998 issue of WWF Magazine reached nespamtands in early-to-mid April 1998. By late April 1998, names such as Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy were rumored to have been added to Legends Series 2 (alongside Steele and Strongbow). Other names rumored months earlier (from mid-to-late February 1998) included Bruno Sammartino and at least two members of Demolition, though I don't believe either of these were ever considered by Jakks Pacific. Legends Series 2 would have likely been released to stores in the late summer of 1998, or possibly around the same time as Ringside Collection Series 2 (which was delayed and then eventually released in late September/early October 1998). The wheels came off of the wagon for Legends Series 2 when, by mid-to-late October 1998, it was nowhere to be seen. The Legends Series 1 assortment was said to have sold poorly, partly because Andre The Giant was the only recognizable face to new fans of the product, but also due to the price range of $9.99 to $12.99 per figure (mind you, this was in February 1998). With inflation, those 7" Jakks figures with five points of articulation would have cost $14.58 to $18.96 each in 2014. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2014 18:55:12 GMT -5
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